Kinshasa 🇨🇩 — partial lunar eclipse
On 12 Jan 2028, Kinshasa sees the partial phases until the Moon sets at 06:01 GMT+1, with maximum at 05:13 GMT+1, the Moon 10° above the horizon. No eye protection is needed.
Local timeline
KinshasaPenumbra begins (P1)
03:07 GMT+1
faint shading
Partial begins (U1)
04:43 GMT+1
umbra touches the Moon
Maximum eclipse
05:13 GMT+1
3% in the umbra
Partial ends (U4)
05:42 GMT+1
Moon leaves the umbra
Penumbra ends (P4)
07:18 GMT+1
eclipse over
Moon altitude at max
10°
azimuth 294°
Moonrise / moonset
17:47 / 06:01
bracketing the eclipse
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Naked-eye safe
Lunar eclipses need no eye protection. Find a spot with a clear view towards the north-west — the Moon is low, so avoid buildings and trees on that horizon; binoculars help. Live view →
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Computed byOrbital Radar eclipse engine · Kinshasa (-4.32, 15.31) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data